Best Elementary Schools in Arizona

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the AASA and AzSCI test scores by the Arizona Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.

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NOTE: 2024 rankings for Arizona schools were revised on November 25^th after the AZ Department of Education's recent release of the 2024 AzSci scores.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 912)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
040269000199	461	El Mirage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	13500 N El Mirage Rd	El Mirage	85335	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 876-7200	728	42	17.2		120 (16.5%)	61 (8.4%)	504 (69.2%)	4 (0.5%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.7%)	$11,196	$855	$947	$2,657	$8,198	$1,196	$9,394	42.4	51.1	535	74
040438000345	462	Scott L Libby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	18701 W Thomas Rd	Litchfield Park	85340	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 535-6200	558	32	17.4		197 (35.3%)	21 (3.8%)	285 (51.1%)	18 (3.2%)	6 (1.1%)	5 (0.9%)	26 (4.7%)	$8,539	$251	$27	$530	$6,530	$1,730	$8,260	42.4	62.7	416	46
040432000343	463	Liberty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	19818 W Us Highway 85	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Liberty Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-2810	415	22	18.8		172 (41.4%)	5 (1.2%)	222 (53.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.4%)	$8,035	$349	$340	$1,038	$5,728	$1,618	$7,346	42.4	39.2	685	222
040034001940	464	Noah Webster Schools- Mesa	Public, Charter	K-6	7301 E Baseline Rd	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	Noah Webster Schools - Mesa	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 986-2335	492				244 (49.6%)	16 (3.3%)	188 (38.2%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	32 (6.5%)		$00			$00			41.8	62.1	421	43
040625000512	465	Kachina Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	5304 W Crocus Dr	Glendale	85306	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 412-4500	310	25	12.6		131 (42.3%)	17 (5.5%)	129 (41.6%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (7.4%)	$13,711	$596	$840	$2,033	$9,515	$2,759	$12,274	41.5	29.3	836	371
040482000374	466	Mayer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	12568 E Main St	Mayer	86333	Yavapai County	Mayer Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(928) 642-1101	349	26	13.4		231 (66.2%)	5 (1.4%)	92 (26.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.6%)	$7,361	$1,459	$117	$3,035	$5,258	$527	$5,785	41.5	33.2	767	301
040093303798	467	Legacy Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-8	3125 S Gilbert Rd	Chandler	85286	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Surprise	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(480) 270-5438	327				76 (23.2%)	37 (11.3%)	159 (48.6%)	8 (2.4%)	12 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.7%)		$00			$00			41.4	35.2	740	273
040021200060	468	Benson Primary School	Public	PK, KG-5	360 S Patagonia St	Benson	85602	Cochise County	Benson Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 720-6708	515	28	18.7		317 (61.6%)	6 (1.2%)	152 (29.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	6 (1.2%)	27 (5.2%)	$10,475	$1,499	$589	$3,586	$7,039	$1,349	$8,388	41.4	61.4	432	36
040472003113	469	Santa Rosa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	21400 N Santa Rosa Dr	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	Maricopa Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 568-6150	538	32	16.8		132 (24.5%)	92 (17.1%)	252 (46.8%)	8 (1.5%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (7.8%)	$12,064	$598	$1,011	$2,207	$9,365	$1,090	$10,455	41.4	54.9	490	21
040906000923	470	Desert View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8621 N 3rd St	Phoenix	85020	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-4000	327	29	11.4		41 (12.5%)	21 (6.4%)	246 (75.2%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.4%)	$9,195	$2,228	$172	$4,628	$6,133	$662	$6,795	41.3	47.7	576	106

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on AASA English Language Arts, AASA Mathematics, AzSCI Science test scores released by the Arizona Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 25, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Arizona Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Arizona Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.